disaster two weeks ago. we have the forecast, ice and snow and it may hit atlanta again. you have gotten off a conference call. what are they doing different to prepare? this is a whole difference ballgame here. what we had two weeks ago is a minor event. we are going to have rain mixing with snow and sleet. rain back to freezing rain and the big difference here is going to be a longer duration. two weeks ago we had four hours of snow and this coulding 30 plus hours of wintry precipitation across georgia. we got off the meeting with the national weather service. the people from the georgia department of transportation and this time we have had the local meteorologist involved and the
highway. other cities were slammed as well. alabama and mississippi. that was the end of january. look at this. the latest forecast puts atlanta smack in the middle of yet another winter storm coming in just two days. atlanta was scrip scriple crippd georgia other ficials were chris sized for not acting appropriately. the governor assesmentled officials to help him respond to the next storm better and smarter. now it looks like the next storm has come sooner and not later. and we are going to talk to a severe weather expert. first karen mcginnis shows us now. winter weather is on the way. it is not going to be pretty.
witnesses has not been released testimony has been set to continue tomorrow morning at 9:00 am. and he could receive life in prison. nick valencia joins us from atlanta. you are going to be looking at this basketball quarte quarter other big stories. here are the stories to get you caught up. 19th ranked oklahoma state cowboys taking on texas tech. ends up out of bounds and look what happens next. that push there. he was given a technical foul. smart says the fan called him
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face some airline delays. flights are already delayed or canceled. meteorologist jim dickey has the latest from accuweather. good morning, jim. good morning, john and marci. tracking snowfall this morning. tough to believe as many spots across the northeast and mid-atlantic were in the 50s on sunday but colder air moved in late in the day. now a storm moving in. a mixed bag. all snow into philadelphia. in fact, expecting heavy snowfall. the pa turnpike into philadelphia area will be an absolute mess. expect delays and potential for accidents there. 6 to 12 inches of snow in southern pa, back into west virginia through the day. john and marci, back to you. jim dickey at accuweather, thank you for that. for a look at the rest of the nation s weather. we ll have isolated bands of showers that will hit atlanta and dallas as well as south florida. otherwise, the south and midwest will be dry. snow across the rockies in the west coast. there will be showers for seattle and los angele